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Nice ones! Thanks for posting them. Here is a Sabatier I dug out of one of my old sign kits. Used to use it for cutting patterns in cardboard. Cleaned it up and brought it into the kitchen to use. My wife loves it for trimming Brussels sprouts.
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knife7knut wrote: Thu Mar 11, 2021 6:58 am Nice ones! Thanks for posting them. Here is a Sabatier I dug out of one of my old sign kits. Used to use it for cutting patterns in cardboard. Cleaned it up and brought it into the kitchen to use. My wife loves it for trimming Brussels sprouts.
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jmh58 wrote: Thu Mar 11, 2021 3:38 pm
knife7knut wrote: Thu Mar 11, 2021 6:58 am Nice ones! Thanks for posting them. Here is a Sabatier I dug out of one of my old sign kits. Used to use it for cutting patterns in cardboard. Cleaned it up and brought it into the kitchen to use. My wife loves it for trimming Brussels sprouts.
Thanks for the kind words John. I enjoy posting knives as much as I do looking at all the wonderful posts of others;present company included. ::tu::

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This is one pocket knife out of a group of five pocket knives that I bought. This was NOT the knife that I bought the lot for. This is a MADE IN FRANCE, 3 1/2" closed, 2 blade pocket knife. It has a corkscrew and main blade etch. The blade etch reads Bijoulux - INOX. The tang stamp reads MADE IN - FRANCE. It's in GREAT condition. I gave it a quick, general cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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This pocket knife arrived very recently. It is one pocket knife out of a group of five pocket knives that I bought. This was NOT the knife that I bought the lot for. This is a 3 1/8" closed, 2 blade pocket knife. It doesn't say where it is made. The tang stamp is the number 92 in a semi circle(?). The business that is advertised on the knife is, "GUSTAVE DEGERMANN - BARR (BAS-RHIN)." The other side says, "MANUFACTURE DE CUIR." Google says (my edit), Tannery Gustave DEGERMANN S.A. - Leather wholesaler in Barr, Bas-Rhin, France. So, at least something about this pocket knife is French related. It's in GREAT condition. I gave it a quick, general cleaning. I took some pictures and here it is.
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Hi All - Thought I’d share an Eloi Pernet coin knife that my (step-)grandfather gave me back in the 1960s or ‘70s. It was my “EDC” a long time ago; possibly before people ever started using the phrase! :-P

If anyone can offer guidance regarding how I might go about getting the broken scissor spring replaced, I’d love to hear it. I’m not even sure what would be the correct kind of craftperson — a jeweler? a knife-maker? other?

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Welcome to the forums!That is a very nice specimen of an Eloi Pernet coin knife. Someone on here in one of the forums(it may have been another site)mentioned that he had problems with scissors springs in small Swiss Army Knives breaking as well and that they were available from Victorinox.You might try getting a small SAK and seeing how the spring in the scissors matches up size wise for the one that was in yours.He mentioned that changing them was a simple matter of taking a small punch and driving out the broken section of spring and pressing in a new one.You might have to modify it slightly to fit.
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Great show of French knives, Ray.

I have three.

First is a multi-tool similar to your #6 in 3rd post.
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Second French knife:

An oldie with springs from hell.
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Third:

A not often seen French toenail/sunfish/rope knife.
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Very nice Joe!
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knife7knut wrote: Wed Jul 14, 2021 11:16 pmYou might try getting a small SAK and seeing how the spring in the scissors matches up size wise for the one that was in yours.
Thanks, and thanks for the idea!
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FRJ wrote: Thu Jul 15, 2021 5:46 pm Great show of French knives, Ray.

I have three.

First is a multi-tool similar to your #6 in 3rd post.
I tried to use one of those that the spring had broken on; and the latch was missing. It took one huge chunk of the flesh out of the area between my index finger and thumb.
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Thank you Dimitri and Cody
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Thanks to all who posted. Joe;that ivory handled French folder looks very old with the birds-eye rivets.How big is it?That toenail is drop dead gorgeous! ::tu:: ::tu::
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Thank you, Ray.
The old French knife is just shy of 4" closed. Too bad it was so abused. All the carbon steel is pitted, unfortunately.
The coarseness gives it its own character, I think.
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FRJ wrote: Fri Jul 16, 2021 12:15 pm Thank you, Ray.
The old French knife is just shy of 4" closed. Too bad it was so abused. All the carbon steel is pitted, unfortunately.
The coarseness gives it its own character, I think.
For a knife that I think is more than 150 years old I think it has survived rather admirably!
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I have a few French made knives....
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knife7knut wrote: Sat Jul 17, 2021 8:24 pm For a knife that I think is more than 150 years old I think it has survived rather admirably!
Thank you Ray, in view of that it has survived quite well.

Nice looking French knives, Dimitri.
The three spring looks like a hand full.
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Dimitri, it's good to see you posting again. I hope everything is copacetic with you and yours.
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FRJ wrote: Sun Jul 18, 2021 12:48 am Nice looking French knives, Dimitri.
The three spring looks like a hand full.
Thanks Joe!

It sure is, it has half stops and tremendous snap on each blade! 8)
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jerryd6818 wrote: Sun Jul 18, 2021 12:31 pm Dimitri, it's good to see you posting again. I hope everything is copacetic with you and yours.
Thank you Jerry, doing well and hope you are too! ::handshake::
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